Metal tool kit for mechanics



H. L. KENNEDY.

METAL TOOL KIT FOR MECHANICS.

APPLICATION F1LED1uNE1|.192o.

1,405,422, Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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H. L. KENNEDY.

METAL TOOL KIT FOR MECHANICS.

APPLICATION FILED .IUNE II, |920- Patena Feb. 7, 1922.

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'iaoefiaa To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, HOWARD L. KENNEDY, a citizen ofthe` United States, residing at Van ,Weit in the county-of Vanv Wert and State of Ohio, have invented new` and useful Improvements in Metal Tool Kits for Mechanics, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to sheet metal receptacles or kits for mechanics and the like, and particularly containers for tools and supplies having a removable false front and tiers of drawers.A l

Y The object of my invention is to employ principally sheetmetal in the construction of said kit and particularly in the formation of its walls whereby the upper portion thereof are provided with horizontal shoulders for the cover to rest upon andare reinforced to make the kit more durable and to reduce the cost of making the same. These and other Objects are accomplished by the means hereinafter fully described and as particularly pointed out in the claims. i

'In the drawings: Figure l-is a perspective view of my improved kit showing it opened.

Figure 2 is a longitudinalvertical section thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical section of the front wall of the same, removed'from the kit. y.

Figure 4 is an enlarged viewV of a vertical section through fragments Of the lower front edge of the kit Aand the lower edge of the front wall thereof drawn to a larger v scale. v f Y Y Figure 5 is an enlarged view of a vertical section of a broken away per edge ofthe kit.

Figure 6 isa vertical section through a portion of the longitudinal drop-wall or portion of the uppartition of the upper part of the kit, lalso,

drawn to a larger scale.

Figure '7 is aifragmental perspective view.-

ofthe junction between the. side wall and the top tray.

`The kit to which my' improvements are apf plied comprises a bottom 6; a rearwall 7 side walls 8, 8, and a removablefalse frontwall` 9;, acover 10 hinged to the rear-wall gitudinally disposed vertical partition 11; a permanent tray 12; in the upper part of the kit; two tiers of drawers 13, 13, oneon each side of the partition, and larger drawers 14, 14,*be1ow the partition 11 that extend from n Specification of Letters Patent. v

Application led June 11,

.proveniente relate more 1920. seriainaesaise.

nothing` new inthe parts or 1in the iarrangement of -partsv aboveV enumerated.l VMydmv Vparticularly tothe construction of the same.

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Side-Wan to 'side-mul f caa kif. There is The forward `vertical edgesl of the sidef walls 8, 8, are selvage'd'. by bendingfthem back against the inner surfacesVA of thesidewalls and then giving them asecondrbend so as to protect the raw edge'thereo'f 4b etween the lap made by the .first bendvr 5and said side-wall. The! upper portions 17 .of-said side-walls are bent against the outer sur? face to round lthe upperselvaged edges thereof, and,just V,below where the.- 'raw y.downturned edge'of portion E17.-terminates`,

"the sheet metal of'said walls is looped Outwards andsaid` loop -1'8flattened; and bent Iupwards parallel to-thes'aid portion 17v and then one-half of said'loop'is bent inwardly7 Vand downwardly and inserted Vvbetween-the llower half ofv thefloop and 'top' portion 17 to lform a filler 1'91andto hide .andzprotect the raw downturned edge ofsaid portion. .j 'The bend ofrloop 18 thatniakes this-,filler F19, provides al shoul`der'20,fuponwhich the i` lower sid'eedgesofthe. 'cover21- 'rest when l u said cover" is: closed,-as` willfhereinafterbe more fully'described. f f

The bottom 6- and rearfwa11,7of thekit are, preferably, made of. one continuous'piece of sheet metal,."and theflongi-tudinal.v side edges of thebottom andtheverticalside edges of the rearwall `areffs'ealned or' soldered to 'the' lower "and rearr edges-offY the sidewalls. v

The upper portion 17e-of 'the rear Wallis constructed in the same manner as the'upper portions 17 of theside walls to form ashoulriveted thereto lat .equal distances apart :that

'are ldoubled vupon ythemselvesgfto providey la straight stretch ofywirerf` i y -The endsof theuppei. portion 17a ofthe der 21a, and above this shoulder said portion .17a has' separated sheetmeta'l straps 22,22,

Aedge of cover "2l .are placed and connected or hinged byfa pint'le 25,'preferably made'of rear-'wall `are l providedV withwings 27 vthat are bent-forwardand lapfagainstr'the upper Y portion, 17, of theside walls. J Theperrria-4 nent tray 1-2fcompri`ses-a bottomp1atel29g the end edges o'fwhich are hanged upwards and secured to the inner surfaces of the;r rear and side Wall of the kit, which latter .termVA i the sides and rear of the tray. rl`he frontwall 28 of the tray is made by bending the y front edges of its bottom upwards to the same height as the top selvaged edges of portion 17, to the inner surfaces of which latter its ends are connected by rearwardly bent lugs that are soldered or riveted to the adjacent inner surface of said side-walls. rlhe vertical plane of the front surface of the lfront-wall 28 of the tray terminates back of the front selvaged edges of the'side walls, substantially as shown, so as to provide the necessary clearance for the removable false front-wall 9, of the kit.

The front edge of the bottom-6, of the kit is flanged upwards to form a base-guard 30, the upper edge 26 of which, about, say, three vfourths of an inch above the bottom,v is bent rearwardly and downwardly at an acute langle, and said bottom is provided with longitudinal ridges or skids 31, 31, that are made from strips of sheet metal, one flange j ofV each of which is soldered to the bottom and the other or vertical flange of the same is constructed so that theA upper edge or tread thereof inclines from the rear down'- Vwards to a point below the inwardly flanged upper edge 26 of the base-guard 30. These skids reinforce the bottom and support the bottom edge of the removable false frontwall 9, when said front-wall isf-lowered into a horizontal position and pushed or made to retreat into the bottom of the kit.

f The front side of the front-wall ofv the kit is made of a single vrectangular plate of sheet metal, and the bottom and vertical edges of the same are selvaged and the upper portion thereof is reinforced in the same manner as the upper portion 17 of said sidewalls'to provide a shoulder 32, Vand said portion 50 corresponds t0 and' forms a continuation of shoulder'20 and portion 17 of the side walls; The rear surface'of the false front wall is reinforced by dat inner plates 341-1011 sheet metal. The drawings showl but two of these inner'plates 34 and each are provided with vertical ribs 37, 37,-that are somewhat V-shaped in cross-section and are located on the yopposing vertical edges of said plates. thereof, these ribs extend under the inwardly bent side edges of said false front wall,

Secured to and-extending down below the lower edge 1of the false front wall are hooks 35, 35, the-lowerv portions of which extend to the rear and have Vtheir lower hooked extremities bent forward. l/Vhen said false 1 front wall is withdrawn outwards while in At the outer vert-ical edges can be pushed back to make said hooks disengage from the base-guard as said front wall rides upon the upper edge of said baseguard and skids 31, 31, and retreats back into the kit.

Above the space in the lower portion of the kit which is occupied by the removable false front wall when it is pushed back into the same, the kit is provided with two large drawers 14, 14, the length of which corresponds to the width of the kit.

Above these two large drawers, 14e, 14, the kit is provided midway between its side walls with the vertical longitudinal dropwall or partition 11. The vupper edge of this drop-wall is secured to the under side of the bottom of the tray, and its rear edge to the rear wall of the tray. rl`he front portion or the bottoni edge of said partition is supported by the transverse bridge or cross-bar Ll1, whose ends are soldered or otherwise secured to the inner sides of the side walls of the kit. The side walls, above this cross-bar All, are provided on their under surfaces with runways made bythe employment of lai-shaped metal strips 38, and the partition is likewise provided with runways by similar U-shaped strips 39, and the guide-strips of the small drawers 13, 13, (which are similar to the guide-strips of the large drawers) are inserted and adapted to move back and forth in the said runways. The small drawers 13, 13, are constructed similar to the large drawers 14, lll, and their only difference is in their size and capacity. l/Vhenv these drawers have been inserted in their respective runways, their front surfaces are in a plane that will come back of the vertical plane .of the front edges of the side-walls such a distance that neither said drawers, when at the limit of their rearward movement, nor the handles 14, with Vwhich their front sides are provided, will 'interfere with the closing of the false front wall of the kit,

hereinabove described.

Vlhere is nothing new in the construction of the largedrawers 1d, 14E, except that the ends thereof are provided with horizontal guide-strips similar to those of the small drawers that engage runways that are made by doubling strip of sheet metal laterally and then bending them so as tol make them l.,shaped in crosssection,l rlhese guidestrips are constructed similar to the runway .strips 39 of the small drawers, except that they are both secured to the-side. walls instead of to the partition at onev end and the side walls atvthe other,

llVhen the removable false front wall -of the kit is closed, the hinged cover, 10, thereof is swung downwards and the front, sides and reardownwardly turned edges thereof will lapoutside of'and bear against the portions 17 17 of the side walls, the correspond-V ing portion 171'of the rear wall and corresponding lportion of the removable lfalse frontwall, and'whe'n the upper portionsfof n and in this position said cover can be locked to fthe bod;7 of the kit by' means of a trunk-V lock,45, secured to the sides of the-cover and the side walls of the kit, and the lock 26 secured to the front of the cover and the false front wall of the kit, substantially as shown in the drawings.V

Whatl claim asnew is: r1. A sheetl metal receptacle the wallsV o which have their upperedges'folded down andV lapped vagainst their outer edges, and which below the tops thereof are provided with a double folded loop to produce an eX- ternal shoulder and cover said edges, and a cover therefor having downturned marginal flanges adapted to rest upon l said shoulders when the cover is closed. Y Y

2. A rectangular sheet rfmetal receptacle comprising integral bottom and side and rear walls, a. removable false front-wall,`

which, below its top edge is provided with a double folded loop to produce a horizontal shoulder and which has its lower edge removablyfattached to said receptacle, said sidewalls having similar shouldersand a cover the downturned edges ofwhich 'enclose the V` top ,portions of the walls of the receptacle shoulders.

including said front wall vand rest upon'said 3. A rectangular sheet metal receptacle comprising a bottom and rear wall made of one continuous sheet of metal, and sheet' metal sidewalls the bottom and rearverf tical edges of which are connected vwith said.V

bottom and rear-wall, ,a base-guard made by Hanging Vthe front margins'upwards and' bending the upper. edge thereof inwards at al downwardly Ainclined angle, a false wall front, hooks secured thereto and depending below the lower edge of said front wall and adapted to engage the inwardly bent edges of said base-guard, and a cover the downf turned edges of which are adapted to shut down over and enclose the upper margins of said side and rear walls and sai'd false front wall.

4. A rectangular sheet metal receptacle comprising a bottom and rear wall made of one continuous sheet of metal, and side walls the bottom and rear vertical edges of which are connected with said bottom" and rear wall, said rear and side walls below their top edges being provided with a double folded loop to produce horizontal shoulders, longitudinally extending'r'inside skids se-l cured to the bottom of the receptacle, a baseguard made by flanging the front edges of said bottom upwards, a false front wall the lower edge of which is adapted to lap back of said baseguard' and beshovedfover the bottom onfsaid skids when opened, and Yla coverathe downturned edges 'of' which Aare" adapted', to shutdown over and'enclose the upper margins of said side'and rear wall and said false front wall.

5; Agrectangular sheet receptacle 'lo c comprising a bottom and rearwall made of, one continuous sheet of metal, andl side -walls 'wall-front, hooks secured thereto anddef pending below' its lower'edge 'and ,adapted Vto engage the inwardly bent edges o-fsaid baseguard,'and a cover the downturned edges of which* are adapted to shutdown overland `enclose the upperA margins of theV side and rear'walls and said false front wall.

6. A rectangular sheet metal receptacle lcomprising a bottomand rear wall; made of one continuous sheet of metal, and sidewalls, the bottom and Arear'vertical edge'soffwhich are'- connected withv said bottoni and rear wall; said rear and side-walls below their top edges. being provided with ya double folded loop to produce horizontal shoulders,` longitudinally extending inside skidsA securedyito'the bottom of the receptacle' for receiving 'said` fronti-wall when opened', a basefgu'ard made by Hanging-the front marginsv ofrthebottom lupwards and vbending the upper edges thereof inwards at a'downwar'dly kinclined angle, affalse front wall,

hooks secured thereto and'depending below its lower edge andV adapted'to Vengagethe' in'- V wardly bent edges of said base-guard, and a cover the downturned edges of which are Vadapted to shut down over and-enclosethe K upper margins of said side and rearwalls and said falsesfront wall.

7. .rectangular sheet metal receptacle comprising albottom and rear wall made of one continuous sheet of metal, andside walls the bottom and rear vertical edges of which are connected withy said bottom and rear wall; said side and rear walls and said false .front wall having their upper portions folded down and lapped 'against their outer ledges and below the tops `thereof provided with an outer double folded loop to produce external shouldersk and Vcover said upper downturned edges, a base vguard made by flanging the front edges of said bottomup, wards, a false front-wall the lower edgeof Vwhich is adapted to lap back of said baseguard and receivable into the bottom when open, and a coverI thevdownturned edges of which are adapted -to shut down over and enclose the upper margins ofsaid side and rear walls and said false front wall.

8. A rectangular sheet metal receptacle comprising a bottom and rear wall made of one continuous sheet of metal, and side walls the bottom and rear vertical edges of which are connected with seid bottom and rea-rwall, seid side and rear well and seid false front wall having their upperr portions folded down and lei `ped against their outer edges and below the tops thereof provided with an outer double folded loop to produce external shoulders-and cover the raw upper edges thereof, a base-guard made by flung ing the front margins of the bottom upwards and bending-the upper edge thereof inwards at a downwardly inclined angle, a false front wall, hooks, secured thereto and depending below its lower edges and adapted to engage the inwardly bent edges of said base-guard, end a cover the downturned edges of which are adapted to shut down over and enclose the upper margins of said side and rear walls and said false front wall and rest upon said shoulders.

9. A rectangular' sheet metal receptacleA comprising a bottom and rear wall made of one continuous sheet of metal, end side wells the bottom and rear VerticalV edges of which :1re connected with the bottom and rear wall of the receptacle, said side vand rear wells and said false front wall having their upper edges folded down and lagpedagainst their outer edges, and below the tops thereof prrovided with outer double folded loops to pro# duce shoulders and cover the upper downturned edges thereof, longitudinally extend-H ing skids for receiving said front-wall when open and secured to the bottom of the receptecle a. base-guard made by flanging .the front edges of said bottom of the receptacle upwardsy a false front wall the lower "edge of which is adapted to lapbackof said baseguardyand a cover the downturned edges of which are adapted to shut Adown over andV enclose the uppermaroins of said side and rear walls and said faljse front well.

10. A rectangular sheet metal Vyreceptacle comprising integralbottom and sid-e and rear walls7 aV removable front` wall. which below its top edge is provided with a double folded loop .to produce` a horizontal shoulder and which has' its rear edge removably attached to said receptacle, a flange on the front edge of lsaid bottom wall,-said removable false front khaving lits reary side reinforced by sheet metal plates provided with Tvertical ridges, and hooks ,depending from the lover edge of the inner. side of the false front wall by means of which it is hinged to said bottom well flange., and a cover the downturned edges of which enclose the top portions of the wells of the receptacle and rest upon said shoulder. l v -1 ll. A rectangular sheet metal receptacle comprising integral bottom, side and rear wallso a removable false ,front-wall, said side and Y front walls lie-ving their respective top edges provided. with double folded loops to provide horizontal external shoulders, said front-wall having its lower edge removably attached to the receptacle, a cover hinged on `Jhe rearwall end provided with downturned front and side marginal flanges adapted to embrace the top edges lof said side and frontwalls and rest upousaid shoulders when the cover is closed.

ln witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand end Sealvthis 28thV day .ofrFebruary l-lOl/VARD L. KENNEDY."

lVitnesse-s: f l Y Y y L. C. vMILLER7 R. l. THOMPSON. 

